The World Glaucoma Association celebrates the World Glaucoma Week every year with a novel theme.
This year the week was marked from 8-14th March with the theme "Uniting for a glaucoma free world".
This week is an important occasion to reinforce the importance of early detection of glaucoma, and using this period to perform extensive screenings for glaucoma. It is also necessary to disseminate information among the public about the disease, sharing awareness materials (like the green ribbon), and emphasise the necessity for regular follow ups with their eye health practitioners.
The at-risk categories such as people over 40, those with a family history of glaucoma, or diabetics should be reviewed more frequently.
In conjunction with this year's glaucoma week, we have also performed our bit to screen and treat for glaucoma.
